By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A North Carolina judge is accused of trying to bribe an FBI agent to collect text messages between two phone numbers involving a family matter, The Associated Press reports.Â
Superior County Judge Arnold Jones II was arrested Wednesday and charged with bribery.
Jones, who handles cases in three rural eastern North Carolina counties, faces up to 37 years in prison, if convicted.
Federal law prohibits the FBI from demanding text or phone information without a search warrant.
According to the FBI, the judge offered $100 for the information.
